title: |
AGLS Metadata Standard – Terminology |
|---|---|
identifier: |
http://www.agls.gov.au/documents/terminology/ |
creator: |
National Archives of Australia; Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600; +61 2 6212 3600 |
publisher: |
National Archives of Australia; Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600; +61 2 6212 3600 |
description: |
Terminology used in the revised DCMI abstract model |
rights: |
Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
created: |
2008-05-15 |
modified: |
2008-05-19T11:06:24+10:00 |
subject: |
metadata |
language: |
en-AU |
format: |
text/html |
aggregationLevel: |
collection |
Terminology
The information on this site reflects the terminology used in the revised DCMI Abstract Model approved as a Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Recommendation in 2007. A table comparing the two terminologies is presented below.
| Previous terminology | DCMI Abstract Model |
|---|---|
| element | property or element |
| element refinement | property with sub-property of relation |
| encoding scheme | syntax encoding scheme or vocabulary encoding scheme |
| syntax encoding scheme | syntax encoding scheme |
| qualifier | property with sub-property of relation, syntax encoding scheme or vocabulary encoding scheme |
| vocabulary encoding scheme | vocabulary encoding scheme |
Definitions
The key words “must”, “must not”, “required”, “shall”, “shall not”, “should”, “should not”, “recommended”, “may”, and “optional” in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.
